Ed Merritt of Holley, Orleans County, who served in the Marine Corps from 1969-70, bows his head during Brockport's Day of Remembrance event Saturday at the Morgan Manning House in Brockport.

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CAURIE PUTNAM

Before she could jump in the pool this Memorial Day weekend, Brockport second-grader Hannah Schwan's grandparents added something to her holiday agenda: remembrance.

"We wanted to take a few minutes out of our Memorial Day to show her what it's all about," said Hannah's grandmother, Jean Sauberan of Brockport. "Both her great-grandfathers and her great-grandmother were veterans. It's important for her to remember."

Jean and her husband, Jim, brought Hannah to Brockport's annual Day of Remembrance Ceremony at the Brockport Area Veterans Club on Saturday, where several hundred ...